Journal box packing holder



July 26, 1932. J 1,868,842

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July 26, 1932. WLL R 1,868,842

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, Patented July 26, 1932 UNITED; STATES JEROME J.'MILLER, OF CHADRON, NEBRASKA.

JOURNAL BOX PACKING HOLDER Application filed. April 21, 1981. Serial No. 531,825.

- This invention relates to journalboxes of the kind used on railway cars, and by way of explanation, it may be stated that much trouble has been caused by the displacement of the waste or packing in the journal boxes, displacement being produced by the lateral motion of the cars, as they pass over rough track, and by other causes. When the oilywaste is displaced from the journal, lubrication m ceases, and the disadvantages are obvious.

or The foregoing being understood, it may be stated that the present invention aims to provide means whereby the waste will be held in place so that it cannot get away from 15 the journal, hot boxes being eliminated accordingly, the device being. automatic in operation, and being so constructed that it will not interfere with brassing, packing, or any other operation ordinarily carried out in so connection with a journal box on a railroad car.

A mechanic can make changes, within the scople of the claims, in thestructure shown in t e drawings, without departing from the 86 spirit of the invention, and in the drawings,

Figure 1 is a vertical section of a journal box in which invention has been incorporated,

Figure 2 is a horizontal section, partly in section in the plane through element 12 and e partly in section in the plane through element 5, Figure 3 is a vertical transverse section, and Figure 4 is a vertical longitudinal sectlon showing a modification.

The device may be embodied in many kinds 'of journal boxes, and, therefore, it is to be understood that the journal box 1 which has been depicted, has been selected for illustration, rather than with a view of indicating a that the particular journal box shown is the L one which must be used. The hingedlymounted,=sprin -closed lidof the journal box is shown at 2, t e journal at 3, and the bearin at 4.

%n the sides of the journal box '1, near to .5 the front of it, are securely mounted guides 5, which may be headed projections, received in arcuate levers 7 provided at their lower ends with.transverse,-rearwardly extended arms 8 having inwardly projecting, pointed o teeth 9, and outwardly projecting pointed teeth 10. The lever 7 have upwardly extended arms 11 which are pivoted at 12 to anchors 14 having reduced ends 15 defining shoulders 16 that abut against the inner surface of the lid 2, the ends 15 of the anchors passing through the lid 2 and havin nuts 17 threaded upon them. Any desire means, however, may be used for pivotally connecting the levers 7 with the lid 2.

An examination of Figure 1 will show that 60 when the lid 2 is opened, the arms 8 will rise, the levers 7 sliding on the guides 1; and when the lid is closed, the arms 8 will move downward, and the teeth 9 and 10 will hold the waste. The arms 8 are close to the sides of the box 1 and will not interfere with putting in new bearings 4, or with the insertion of the waste, but as soon as the lid 2 is closed, the waste will be held in place.

In Figure 4, parts hereinbefore described have been designated by numerals previously used, with the suflix a. The modification consists in providing the arm 8a with. a finger 18, which is pointed, as shown at 19, so that it will pass readily through the waste at the sides of the journal and the bearing, and prevent the waste, at the inner end of the box, in some forms of journal boxes, where the finger 18 is desirable, from climbing into the angle (such as the angle 20 of Figure 3) between the axle and the brass, as the axle turns.

The device is simple in construction, eiiicient to hold the waste in place, and no hindrance to the operations ordinarily carried out in and about a journal box on a railroad car.

What is claimed is: h

1. A journal box having a lid, a waste holder pivoted to the lid, and'a guide on the journal box, the holder having a slot whereby the holder is slidably mounted on the guide.

2. A journal box having a lid, a waste holder comprising a downwardly extended lever provided at its rear end with a rearwardly extended arm, means for pivoting the forward end of the lever' to the lid in such position that the arm can move vertically at one side of the box and compress the waste at the side of the journaled part, and a guide on the side of the journal box, theillever having means extended longitudina y slidabl thereby afiording a shiftable fulcrum or the lever and making the power arm of the lever of varyin length and proportionate to the amount of waste to be compressed. 7

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature.

JEROME J. MILLER.

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